Too Hot to Handle season 4

The fourth season of Too Hot to Handle premiered on December 7, 2022. The season was ordered by Netflix in February 2022, and was filmed at the Emerald Pavilion in Turks and Caicos Islands.^[1][2]

Too Hot to Handle
Season 4
Promotional poster
No. of contestants	14
Winners	Jawahir Khalifa Nick Kici
Runners-up	Kayla Richart Seb Melrose
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	Netflix
Original release	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7) – December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
Season chronology

Cast

List of cast members participating or appearing in Too Hot to Handle (season 4)

Cast member	Age	Residence	Entered	Exited	Status	Refs
Jawahir Khalifa	22	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Episode 1	Episode 10	Winner	[3]
Nick Kici	28	Michigan, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Winner
Kayla Richart	22	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Runner-up
Seb Melrose	24	Glasgow, Scotland	Episode 1	Episode 10	Runner-up
Brittan Byrd	22	Hawaii, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Dominique Defoe	23	Colorado, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Flavia Laos Urbina	25	Lima, Peru	Episode 4	Episode 10	Finalist
Imogen Ewan	24	Sydney, Australia	Episode 7	Episode 10	Finalist
James Pendergrass	23	Hawaii, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Nigel Jones	29	New Jersey, U.S.	Episode 1	Episode 10	Finalist
Shawn Wells	25	Florida, U.S.	Episode 7	Episode 10	Finalist
Creed McKinnon	24	Perth, Australia	Episode 1	Episode 10	Eliminated
Sophie Stonehouse	22	Brighton, England	Episode 1	Episode 8	Eliminated
Ethan Smith	26	Bristol, England	Episode 4	Episode 8	Eliminated

Future appearances

Brittan Byrd, Dominique Defoe, and Nigel Jones appeared on the second season of Perfect Match.

Flavia Laos Urbina returned in season 6.

In 2025, Jawahir Khalifa was a contestant on the 6th season of the Dutch reality competition Echte Meisjes in de Jungle [Real Girls in the Jungle].

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Prize money	Original release date [4]
30	1	"The Mile Dry Club"	$200,000	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7)
31	2	"There's Something About Nigel"	$191,000	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7)
32	3	"Officer Kill Joy"	$167,000	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7)
33	4	"Flavia of the Month"	$167,000	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7)
34	5	"The Shower and the Glory"	$117,000	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-7)
35	6	"Puppets for Playas"	$79,000	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
36	7	"Trust or Bust"	$89,000	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
37	8	"It's Raining Love Triangles"	$89,000	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
38	9	"Jawahir, Jawa-there"	$89,000	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)
39	10	"Growth Is a Team Game"	$89,000	December 14, 2022 (2022-12-14)

After filming

Couples	Still together	Relationship notes
Jawahir Khalifa & Nick Kici	No	Khalifa & Kici started a relationship soon after the retreat started. They ended the season in a relationship and won as a couple. They revealed on the reunion they moved in together after filming, but broke up sometime later.[5]
Kayla Richart & Seb Melrose	No	Richart & Melrose started their relationship at the start of the retreat and left in a relationship. They revealed on the reunion they dated for a few months, but they mutually decided to end their relationship due to long distance. They were still in communication and were both open to a relationship again. They got back together after the reunion was filmed and were together until mid 2024 when they broke up.[6][7]
Brittan Byrd & James Pendergrass	No	Byrd & Pendergrass started a relationship at the beginning of the retreat. They faced their challenges, but got back together and ended the season in a relationship. On the reunion, they revealed they broke up after filming ended, but they eventually got back together for a short amount of time.[6]